Who's that good lookin' couple?

We went to a Halloween party Friday night dressed as DOG the bounty hunter and his wife Beth. The theme of the party was white trash so these costumes were perfect. Luckily some friends of ours had them so we didn't have to spend any money on them.

The kids thought we looked great, except for Sienna , who just kept staring at me and wouldn't talk to me. I guess all that hair scared her.

You can see in the dark?

The other day as I was leaving the house to go running, Colin and I had this cute conversation that I what to remember.

Colin: Mom, are you going running in the dark?

Me: Yes

Colin: How can you see where you are going?

Me: I just can (not the best answer but I was in a hurry)

Colin: Yea, I know how to get dressed in the dark too.


I love the cute things that kids say.

Horse Farm

Colin was up and dressed for school at 6:30 this morning. He was so excited for his field trip with his class to visit the horses. Miss Cindy knows a lady that raises horses and she lets the kids come pet, ride and feed them.

Listening to Mrs. Houser talk about what horses like to eat.

There were two shetland ponies, just the right size for the kids to pet and brush.

Sienna had no fear and joined right in with the other kids.

This was Sienna's first time being on a horse and the first time that Colin can remember. They both were not afraid and really like going for a ride.

After riding the horses the kids got to feed them apples. This horse was so excited about the apples that it slobbered apple juice all over Sienna's coat. She didn't seem to mind. Colin thought it was pretty cool to hold onto the horses rein.

We had a great time at the horse farm and maybe we'll get to go back again when Sienna is in school.

We love soccer!

With 3 out of our 4 kids playing soccer we are the true soccer family. It's so fun to watch them all play and see the different skills and abilities of each kid. This is Colin't first year playing and he LOVES it. He gets so excited for each game and was even running up and down the sideline at his last game when he wasn't playing.

Here is Rylie's team the "Icebreakers". The girls love their lavendar shirts.

First game and so excited! Colin's team is the "Sharks"

Brian is helping to coach both Colin and Rylie's teams. He has a great time doing it and it is nice that he can spend time with each of them.

Snack time

Game Day

I am not a huge football fan so when we got tickets to the BYU vs. Husky game from a friend I was really hoping it would not be a boring game. My wish certainly came true. It was such a fun game to go to. Lots of excitement and controvery.

The day of the Husky-BYU game we woke up to a giant W on our garage door, courtesy of some friends. After BYU ended up winning the game we returned the W with BYU painted over it.

It was fun to be sitting with so many BYU fans. Lots of blue everywhere.

We didnt' have a great view of the field but we had a great view of the cheerleaders. They were pretty entertaining.

We were lucky enough to get a picture with Cosmo.

It's that time of year again

Labor Day weekend means the end of summer for the kids here in Washington. The kids were exctied to start another school year, I think more than mom was this year. The start of school means the start of schedules, car pools, volunteering in school, homework, making lunches and much more.

Austin started 6th grade and goes to middle school this year. I think I was more nervous for him to start than he was but so far he is really enjoying school. The lunches are better than elementary school but he misses not having recess. He hasn't had much homework so far, he is liking that but I keep thinking he should have more.

Rylie's starting 3rd grade and was excited to go back and see all her friends. She loves school and is enjoying her new teacher.

Colin is in his second year at Miss Cindy's preschool. He is one of the older kids this year and is enjoying being the "big kid". I think his favorite part of school is show and tell and recess.

Summer Time Happenings

Summer went by way too fast this year. I miss it already. Here are a few things that we did that made summer so much fun.
- Lake Chelan with our friends the Roenfeldts
- Alki beach
- Eating ice cream!